WHAT IS TRUTH?

WHAT IS TRUTH?

Pilate asked Jesus this question after Jesus had told him-- John 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault [at all].

A few years ago, we would have called Pilate's question "the 64 dollar question". You youngsters might not know what that means. It means, the ULTIMATE question.

Almost everyone who has a doctrine to promote, puts great emphasis on "the truth" when they expound what they think the scriptures are saying.

I made a study one time, to see if I could find, from the Word, what the TRUTH is.

I was very surprised to learn that God does not, necessarily, endorse one person's special doctrine over the other.

As a matter of fact, Jesus was NOT referring to doctrinal beliefs when He used the word "TRUTH". NOT AT ALL!

TRUTH, as Jesus used the word in many places, is referring to what is REAL, and ENDURING, as opposed to that which is UNREAL and TEMPORARY.

There are TWO KINGDOMS in the earth today. They are TRUTH vs. ERROR; LIGHT vs. DARKNESS; GOOD vs. EVIL; LOVE vs. HATE; GOD vs. SATAN, etc.

Jesus said, "I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH---."

God has promised to shake mightily the earth. When the shaking is finished, ONE KINGDOM will remain. Do you know which one? Are you in that Kingdom?

Many so-called "doctrines of truth" will also go by the way of the shaking. That is because they were honeycombed with error, or were used with ulterior motives. There ARE people who "hold the truth in unrighteousness". They, and their teachings, as well as those who gave them heed, will perish in the shaking.

There will, however, come a time when God's people will all "SPEAK THE SAME THING" as it were, for we read it in Zephaniah 3:9 For then will I turn to the people a PURE LANGUAGE, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him WITH ONE CONSENT.

Think of it-- A PURE LANGUAGE.